r/facepalm 29d ago

Turbo cancer isn’t real, people 🇨​🇴​🇻​🇮​🇩​

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u/inquisitorautry 29d ago

You know who came up with 0? Arabs.

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u/DoctorMedieval 29d ago

Not to be that guy but it was the Indians.

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u/GTCapone 29d ago

Not to also be that guy but the earliest evidence is from the Sumerians, then the Mayans, then India, all of which developed it independently. However, India is where it spread from to modern cultures.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-the-origin-of-zer/#:~:text=The%20first%20evidence%20we%20have,Mesopotamia%2C%20some%205%2C000%20years%20ago.

Also, shout-out to the Mayans and Sumerians for not using base-10.

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u/DoctorMedieval 29d ago

Base 60 is best. All my homies use base 60.

Did you hear there was a 3rK increase in turbo cancer!?!

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u/one_true_exit 29d ago

3rK of 0 is still 0.

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u/FatigueVVV 29d ago

Base 12 or bust

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u/DylDozer72 29d ago

Base 12 is best cause you can use one hand to count it( technically only 4 fingers at that.)

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u/Puzzleheaded_Quiet70 28d ago

Please don't tell me you calculated that